4 ms·
I agree, there's not really anything I haven't already seen elsewhere in this argument. Ultimately, the iPhone's target audience isn't computer geeks who care a
by gphil 17y ago
I agree, there's not really anything I haven't already seen elsewhere in this argument. Ultimately, the iPhone's target audience isn't computer geeks who care about open platforms and robust architectures. Consumers love it because it's the right combination of useful tool, conversation piece and status symbol. I think that this is all it really needs to be dominant for the time being.
- BearOfNH 17y agoI think that this is all it really needs to be dominant for the time being. I agree with that, but things get murky another year out. Apple's well-earned dominance is maybe 50% apps and 50% cool/fashion. A year from now Android will have most of the important apps as well, plus maybe a few fancy ones Apple can't support currently. As for fashion, well, that's fickle and not reliable. Of course Apple may already be one move ahead, and next year we might be arguing about tablets or E-readers or two-way wrist TVs. Maybe then Apple won't mind competition in the phone space, having once again redefined the "must-have" product.
- threepointone 17y agoImo, John Gruber put it best here - http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/28/dalrymple http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/28/dalrymple "You know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No one is working harder on an 'iPhone 3GS killer' than Apple."